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What is the role of the vacuole in the plant cell?

Vacuole is a membrane-bounded structure, which is compartmentalised. It stores both organic as well as inorganic molecules along with water to support the organelles. In case of osmosis it can release the...

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How can I understand the difference in ploidy between meiosis and mitosis?

Instead of trying to memorise the facts by heart, the differences between meiosis and mitosis become much easier to understand if we reason on what the purpose of each process is. The key is that: – MITOS...

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Describe the nature of the genetic code

Genes are regions of DNA that code for proteins. They are transcribed into mRNA and translated into proteins at the ribosome. Genes are formed of nucleotides, or the bases that are found in DNA (Adenine, ...

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How are ABO blood groups genetically transmitted?

The ABO blood group is an example of codominance and multiple alleles. Unlike other characteristics which are determined by 2 alleles, blood group is determined by 3 alleles. The allele IA corr...

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Explain how the properties of water, that are essential to living things, arise from the 
dipolar nature of water

a oxygen in water slightlynegatively charged and hydrogens slightlypositive b hydrogen bonding due to the dipola...

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